Michael B. Sauter - Author for 24/7 Wall St.
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President Joe Biden signed on Tuesday a new executive order intended to increase the likelihood a background check is conducted before the sale of guns in the United States. Though many polls show...
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Through the first two months of 2023, roughly 5.1 million firearm background checks were conducted in the United States, according to data compiled by the FBI. That figure represents a slight...
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Colorado state legislature earlier this month had the first hearing of a bill that, if passed, will require a three-day waiting period for the purchase of a firearm in the state. The bill, part of a...
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With four separate incidents across the country this past Sunday, the United States counted 102 mass shootings so far this year, the fastest it has reached that figure since the Gun Violence...
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Through the first nine months of last year, an estimated 31,785 Americans died in driving accidents. This figures come from the most recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data,...
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About 2.6 million firearm background checks were initiated in the United States this January, according to data compiled by the FBI, a slight increase from January 2022, when 2.5 million checks were...
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A shooting at Michigan State University this week left three students dead and five injured. The incident, only the latest in the nation’s seemingly endless stream of large-scale gun violence,...
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This week, in response to the escalating situation in Ukraine, the bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that they had moved the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has...
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As housing prices rose over the last three years, so did rent prices. People who could not afford a down payment rented instead. It became a race. A high mortgage payment or high rent were the two...
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According to the most recent federal rate, for 2021, 12.8% of American residents live in poverty. However, this measure is almost 70 years old, and is considered a rough and controversial accounting...
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Winter Storm Elliott has wreaked havoc on travelers this Christmas, cancelling more than 5,000 flights across the country. The Great Lakes region and the Northeast have been hit with flooding,...
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In 2021, nearly 34 million Americans, including 9 million children, were food insecure, with many relying on charities to feed themselves and their families. This year, thanks to the worst inflation...
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Mauna Loa, an active volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, began erupting in late November for the first time in nearly four decades. There are reports of lava fountains spewing as high as 164 feet into...
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Thanks to inflation, the average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 10 in the United States will go up 20.2% this year. Families nationwide are trimming back on expenses to combat the...
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Thanksgiving dinner is in just a few days, and while many Americans have cut back on their spending recently due to inflation, they might still splurge a bit for the holiday. This means budgets...
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